Dayton in Rhea County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Bailey Hardware

Scopes Trial Trail

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

1. Bailey Hardware Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

This building has a loft that was used during the Scopes Trial as the Press Hall — a place where many of the 120 reporters worked and had their sleeping quarters. W. C. Bailey also owned Scopes' boardinghouse.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Education • Industry & Commerce • Law Enforcement. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1925.

Location. 35° 29.596′ N, 85° 0.813′ W. Marker is in Dayton, Tennessee, in Rhea County. Marker is on Market Street (Tennessee Route 378) south of 1st Avenue, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1356 Market Street, Dayton TN 37321, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. John Morgan Furniture (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); F.E. Robinson's Drug Store, Aqua Hotel, Cumberland Presbyterian Church (about 300 feet away); Rhea County Veteran's Memorial (about 600 feet away); Rhea County Courthouse (about 600 feet away); William Jennings Bryan (about 700 feet away); The Scopes Trial

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(about 700 feet away); McKenzie Law Office (approx. 0.2 miles away); W.C. Bailey Boardinghouse (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dayton.

Also see . . . Scopes Trial (Wikipedia). (Submitted on July 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

2. Bailey Hardware Marker

Former Bailey Hardware building image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, July 24, 2021

3. Former Bailey Hardware building

Marker is in the center of the building, below the easel-shaped hanging sign. John R. Abel and his sons bought the business from the W.C. Bailey estate in 1929, operating it as Abel Hardware & Implement Co. until 1997.

Credits. This page was last revised on July 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 89 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 25, 2021, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.